Nothing is likely to bring a player down to earth after a starring performance than being humiliated in front of his manager by a nutmeg – step forward Georges-Kevin Nkoudou.

Spurs have released a video from training today, which other than showing Christian Eriksen getting smashed in the face by a loose pass, has the young French winger getting humiliated in true football style by Harry Kane.

On Sunday, Nkoudou put in his best performance since joining Spurs, with an assist for Ben Davies’ goal and then playing a part in the second as Heung-Min Son scored to seal the 2-0 FA Cup win.

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However, that meant nothing during the game of piggy-in-the-middle during training on Wednesday at Hotspur Way.

As Nkoudou rushed towards Kane, the England striker simply passed the ball back through his legs, leaving Pochettino clutching his head in disbelief. He then rushed over to high-five the forward for his skills and hug him before jokingly mocking Nkoudou.

Pochettino clearly has no problem celebrating nutmegs in training rather during matches.

He said earlier this season after Erik Lamela’s nutmeg on Spurs’ old boy Andros Townsend: “For me, it is important to show respect to the opponent. I understand it is a part of the game but for me it is nothing to celebrate. I don’t like it when you try to humiliate your opponent.”

It was in a far more informal setting than White Hart Lane and among friends, but Pochettino certainly enjoyed himself today.